Of course you can’t install modern macOS on iPad. it’s a pity.
But there is something that few people talk about – and it can open the eyes of everyone who not considers the likelihood of macOS appearing on Apple tablets.
Little discussed, but absolutely working method allows use an updated version of macOS on the next iPad without any functional restrictions as long as you are in the same apartment or office on your Mac.
I warn you right away: you first and Poppyand ipadWiFi. It is also highly recommended to have either a Magic Keyboard or its alternatives – in the form of a Bluetooth mouse, Magic Trackpad. A wireless keyboard will also be needed.
What do we do?
Universal control is good, but could be better.
We will make macOS resist two useful features of the system in one super mega useful.
I explain. In iPadOS and macOS in 2021, a wonderful feature of Universal Control appeared. It allows you to control multiple Macs and iPads using the same input device. For example, you can control your iMac with your MacBook keyboard or Magic Keyboard Dock for iPad.
Even earlier, the Sidecar function appeared in the system. She carried the iPad as a second screen for her Mac and controlled some systems with an Apple Pencil.
These two possibilities are officially incompatibility. You cannot simultaneously translate your Mac screen to iPad via Sidecar and use the keyboard and touchpad connected to it for input. There are mostly third-party apps, but they’re paid, and none of them offer the picture quality and connectivity features built into the Sidecar system.
Good news: actually you can use both and vice versa. The process is not very obvious, but it works.
After the first setup, you can complete the steps in less than a minute, getting portable macOS in iPad form factor wherever your Mac’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth device picks up.
Instruction
I wrote the instructions for macOS 13 Ventura and many times on the final version (RC), which will be available to everyone from October 24th. All of the following also work on macOS Monterey 12.3 and later, just some of the menu options are slightly different.
You may need an iPad with a Magic Keyboard, or connected to the specified mouse and keyboard via Bluetooth. A Mac with an Apple M1 or M2 processor is also desirable. On a Mac with an Intel processor, I didn’t succeed. If you succeed, please post the result.
All these elements on the menu System Preferences -> Displays -> Advanced must be enabled on a Mac.
What you need to know before starting
Mac and iPad must have the same Apple ID and must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. bluetooth.
On Mac Handoff must be enabled (System Preferences -> AirDrop and Handoff -> Allow Handoff Between Apps) and all switches have introduced universal control (System Preferences -> Displays -> Advanced).
On iPad Handoff must be enabled (Settings -> AirPlay and Handoff -> Handoff) and the Pointer and Keyboard feature (in the same menu).
Go.
Turn on both devices, put in front of you. The iPad must be unlocked.
one. On Mac System Preferences -> Displays.
2. Click on the “plus” in the permissions.
3. In the adjustable menu under the line Video mirroring or display expansion (don’t mix it up) select your iPad.
Your tablet should display a “copy” of your MacBook’s screen.
four. On a Mac in Switzerland Optimization select your iPad from the drop-down options so that the macOS interface automatically adjusts to fit your tablet’s screen.
5. On a Mac in a window Display again click on the plus in the right corner of the increase.
6. In the drop down menu under the line Bind keyboard and mouse (do not confuse again) select your iPad.
7. Suddenly your iPad will become two in the submenu Display.
This is normal and means that we have succeeded.
eight. Forget about the Mac, go to the iPad. Because you’re done, congratulations.
What can be done in this mode?
Everything you do on Mac can now be done on iPad.
Want to play Mac games from somewhere else in the apartment? No problem. Want to sit on the couch or work in another room while you have a stationary iMac or Mac mini? Now iPad will become MacBook. Enjoy wherever your home Wi-Fi catches up (and your Mac’s Bluetooth connection finishes off).
You can create your own scenarios here.
You can, say, connect a tablet from the Magic Keyboard and continue it in macOS (perhaps control it while lying down with an Apple Pencil), and then attach it back – and the keyboard with the touchpad will work as if nothing had happened.
And you can get anytime Doc on iPadOS, open the tablet apps, then switch back to Sidecar and continue on macOS. Switching between them on the iPad with M1 occurs without delay at all, and on other devices, I’m sure the situation will be no worse:
I tested the hack on a MacBook and iMac. The stability of the connections was beyond praise. Seriously, if it weren’t for the Sidecar interface, normal on the screen could be passed off as native macOS on iPad. I definitely would not have noticed a catch: there are no defects even on the large screen of the iPad Pro.
I don’t understand why Apple didn’t make this feature easy to enable.
The only supposed problem is the sound. It will still be formed not on the iPad, but on the Mac. If you have AirPods or other headphones, just plug them into your Mac and you’re done.
This entire article was written entirely, including the imagery, on an iPad in this unusual mode. I can say for sure that such a tablet, along with the Magic Keyboard, but with real macOS, would replace my macbook no problem.
I want to take it with me and wear it instead of a Mac. It’s a pity that Apple has other plans for tablets.
Source: Iphones RU
